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eXt e'lXam ka a'lta noxo'maqtx. O'Xuitikc aqtote'nax te'lx-Ein, 



one town and now they fight. Many are killed people, 1 



ka a'lta okomri'La-it naxa'x. Ma'nix aLo'iDEqtx La/icX qo'La 



and now feud it is. "When he dies his relative that 2 



kLkto'tx tkte'ma, aLgo'xuptct !ax La'colal, aLo'ix wiXt go qigo 



the one who dentalia, he calls them together his relatives, he goes again to where 3 

 give.s away 



a'nqate aLktE'tElotx tkte'ma. A'lta wiXt e'ka aqLa'x. AqtE'tElot 



before he gave theiu to him dentalia. ^ow again thus it is done. They are given '* 



tle'Eltgeu, aqtE'tElot tkte'ma, okimi'm aqa'tElotx. T!aya' ne'xax 



slaves, they are given dentalia, canoes are given to him. Good gets 5 



e'Lamxtc. 



his heart. O 



Ma'nix aLo'mEqtx Lgak; Ema'na. A'lta a'yatc !a ne'xElax e'Lamxtc. 



"When he dies a chief. Now his sickness is on it his heart. ' 



A'lta aLktO'kux La'colal. Nugoge'staq;oamx. AqLa'wa^ox Lka'uax 



Now they tell his relatives. They go to war. He is killed a chief " 



go-y- eXt ita'lXam. 



at one their town. t7 



Ma'nix aLk;e'tenax LgOLe'lEXEmk, aqLo'lXam Lq;ey6'qxut, 



"When he has killed one a person, it is said to an old man, -■-" 



giLa'Xawok Lq;eyo'qxut: "Mai'ka miaxo'tckia." A'lta aLkLo'cgam 



having a guard- an old man: "You work over him." Now he takes it H 



ian spirit 



Lqa'LXatcX Lq;ey6'qxut. A'lta L^a'tcau aLqcel3'kox qo'La 



coal the old man. Now grease he mixes it that 



Lqa'LXatcX. ALkLE'tElax go Lcta'xost. ALga'tElax okukjue'tik. 



coal. He puts it on on his face. He puts it on aheadring of cedar 13 



bark. 



Ink La'eowit k;au aLkLE'tElax L^^ue'loL, io'kuk wiXt kjau, go 



Here [at his legs tied it is done cedar bark, here [un- also tied, at 14 



ankles] der knees] 



La'pote wiXt kjau'kjau. Qoa'nEmi aLa'o-ix nikct aLkLa'amctx ^^ 



his arms also tied. Five days not he drinks 



[wrists] 



Ltcuq, nekct aLao'ptitx, nekct aLo'La-itx, gua'nEsum aLo'tXuitx. -,/. 



water, not he sleeps, not he lies down, always he stands. 



Po'lakli aLgo'cgewalEmx ; aLkciLo'tElkEma-itx cE'qoalala aqce'LotElk ; -, y 



At night he walks about; he whistles much bone whistles he whistles; 



e'nxeaxul aLgia'xolEma-itx gaLa'k; aukj au. Cka wax ne'ktcukte. 



he says a a a he always says the murderer. And on the next it gets day. 18 



morning 



Qoii'iiEmi aLa'o ix nikct aLxEme'nagux. A'lta tcx*i aLkLome'uagux 



Five his sleeps not he washes his face. Now then he washes his face 1" 



Lqieyo'qxut. Laq aqLE'Lxax qo'La Lqa'LXatcX. Laq aqe'Lax 



the old man. Takeoff he does it that coal. Takeoff it is done -^^ 



e'Lamnukt gaLa'k; auk; au. Aqa'tElax onuwa'LEma gaLa'k; aukj au. r>i 



his blackened face the murderer. It is put on him red paint the murderer. ^^ 



Menx- Lqa'LXatcX aqcx-Ela'kux. La'xka wiXt qo'La Lq;eyo'qxut f>.> 



A little coal is mixed. That again that old man 



aLga'tElax onuwa'LEma. Ana' LE'k-ala Lq;eyo'qxut, ana' Lca'gil 



he puts it on him red paint. Sometimes man old person, sometimes woman 



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Lq;eyo'qxut. La'qLaq aqLE'Lxax qo'La L^ue'loL, qo'La k;au'k;au , . 



old person. Take off it is done that cedar bark, that tied "^4 



qLE'tEla-ut. A'lta it;a'lEqEma k;au'k;au aqe'tElax go La'pote k;a 



being to him. Now buckskin straps tied they are to his arm and ^^ 



go La'*:owit. A'lta aqLE'Kemx Ltcuq go qui'nEme aLa'o-ix 



to his feet Now he is given food water at fifth his sleep 



gaLa'k; auk; au. A'lta aqa'tElotx o'cgan LkLal^^E'mcta. A'lta 



the murderer. Now he is given a bucket out of which he drinks. Now 



aqextEla'max ik; e'wulElqL. Qifi'x Le'el nexa'x, nixLE'lx, tcx-I 



it is roasted until it food. If black it gets, it is burned, then 



is burned 



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